Twitter provides a platform to voice out their opinion or share even their most personal thoughts, Generation Z (or Gen Z, people born from 1995 to 2010) has allowed the world to […]
What Gen Zs talk about on Twitter
Tweets about online shopping sale influence purchase decisions
Leading up to the 9.9 Sale of different e-commerce platforms, consumers are so hyped they turn to Twitter to talk about what they are adding to their cart or what they are […]
Twitter has become a venue for Filipinos to support each other amid pandemic
With the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the past weeks, Filipinos turn to Twitter to air their concern, grievances, and sympathy. The latest data from the social networking site saw 10 million […]
Twitter shows how tweets reflect consumer movement
To get the latest news and trends, many people these days would go to Twitter and look for what’s trending. This way, they can easily filter the information relevant to them. Through […]
Filipino millennials go to Twitter to make their voices heard
Twitter users are multigenerational and it has become a place where a diverse range of topics is discussed and dissected. The latest information from Twitter saw that around 35.2% of Filipinos on […]
Twitter is retiring Fleets on Aug. 3
Not even a year since it launched Fleets, Twitter is shutting down the feature patterned after Snapchat and Instagram Stories. In a blog post, Ilya Brown, head of product, brand, and video […]
Tweets about gaming grew by 18% in 2020; Animal Crossing dominates conversations
With the increase in gamers grew during the pandemic — and the number is expected to increase in the coming years — social network platform Twitter revealed that there were more than […]
Twitter releases application process for verified accounts
After subsequent notices of revamping the verified accounts policy, microblogging and social networking service announced that it will soon begin the review of public applications. It also announced the removal of the […]
Twitter opens Spaces’ live-audio feature to users with 600 followers
Months after testing the new live audio feature, Twitter officially launched Spaces for accounts with 600 followers. This comes at the heels of the buzz created by Clubhouse, an invitation-only social media […]
Twitter starts labeling COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
Social media platform Twitter has started labeling tweets that may contain misinformation on the COVID-19. This is one of the company’s efforts in protecting public conversation surrounding COVID-19. Twitter started to roll […]
Safer Internet Day: Twitter keeping tabs of abusive content to create safe platform for users
In 2004, EU SafeBorders launched the Safer Internet Day project. Today, it has become a global event observed in approximately 170 countries to highlight the need for a safe online experience not […]
PH ranks 9th on countries tweeting the most about gaming
Social media platform Twitter said it recorded 2 billion tweets about gaming in 2020, which is up 75% from 2019, with a 49% increase in unique authors. Being cooped up at home […]
Twitter to enforce labels in new verification system ready for rollout in 2021
Twitter is revisiting its verification feature and purging accounts that don’t meet the criteria for verified accounts. To make the process transparent, the social media platform engaged the users by soliciting feedback […]
Blue Badge: Twitter plans to relaunch account verification
Three years ago, Twitter paused its public verification program after hearing feedback that it felt arbitrary and confusing to many people. A year later, the social media platform deprioritized this work further […]
Twitter launches dedicated ‘disaster’ search prompt in PH
Twitter launched recently a dedicated “disaster” search prompt to make it easier for Twitter users to find important — and credible — information. In partnership with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and […]
PH 10th in countries tweeting most about gaming
From the one billion Tweets gathered in the first half of 2020, the Philippines emerged as 10th in the countries that tweeted the most about gaming. The Asia Pacific (APAC) is the […]
Twitter shares Filipinos’ social media habits, trending topics during lockdown
Filipinos on Twitter are highly receptive audiences, and according to the Global Web Index Coronavirus Research Wave 3 in late April 2020, 73% of them are optimistic that the country will overcome […]
Twitter launches search-prompt notification for gender-based violence
In response to a surge in gender-based violence globally as a result of lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, Twitter launched local-language search prompts in seven Asia Pacific countries including the Philippines. When […]
Twitter’s ‘event’ page provides credible sources of COVID-19 information
Amid the pandemic that is gripping the world, disrupting businesses, and practically stopped life on its tracks, fake news still surfaces. Social network platform Twitter decided to provide people with verified information […]
Twitter takes action in making internet safe for users
On Safe Internet Day, microblogging and social networking platform Twitter announced a new rule to address what it calls “synthetic and manipulated media.” Starting March 5, it will start labeling Tweets if […]
Moment to Movement: Twitter’s #SpeedofCulture creates impact for brands
In a study titled “The Impact of Culture” conducted by research team MAGNA for social media platform Twitter, it found out that “Twitter users are especially receptive towards brands becoming more culturally […]
New Twitter feature aims for more audience real-time engagement
Twitter announces a new feature in the online news and social networking service that will be helpful to broadcasters or people who stream live videos. People can now go live using Periscope […]
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